At that time, the high elves had no selfish motives, and all races had made good progress under the care of the parliament. It can be said that the situation was very good.
However, as some races with strong desire for power recovered, the parliament gradually changed. But no matter how it changed, the supreme decision-making power of the high elves remained unchanged.
This situation lasted for about 11,000 years! The situation got out of control.
The three royal families of the High Elves, who were the three giants that stabilized the Council of All Races, had an internal conflict among themselves because they suspected that the Star Clan had hidden the World Tree, and the other two clans were unwilling to accept this.
As the Star Clan suffered the most damage, it was unable to fight against the other two clans at the same time. Finally, the current clan leader made a decision that surprised everyone.
The Star Clan handed over the power of the Vice Speaker to the other two clans, and withdrew from the parliament in exchange for the support of the then parliament.
They had two demands. One was that other races must not harm us forest elves, because at that time a sapling of the Tree of Life had grown again on the broken stump of the World Tree.
The proposal of the Star Clan leader was approved. The second request was made privately to the other two royal families. They offered to seal their own bloodline in exchange for the other two clans not persecuting them.
"Teacher, there's one thing I don't understand. Why do we, as one of the three royal families, have to use this method to preserve and continue?" Lin Xingchen was still very concerned about the past of his ancestors.
“That’s because your clan was already at the point of being exterminated at any time. Your Xingchen clan was not populous to begin with, and after the Doomsday War, there were less than a hundred people left.
Plus, more than 30 of their warriors died suddenly after the war. If it weren’t for your ancestors’ strength, they would have been swallowed up by the other two tribes long ago.”
With the fertility of the high elves, there would not be many people after ten thousand years. The clan leaders of that generation were very decisive. They sealed their bloodlines. One reason was to avoid the pressure from the other two clans, and the other was to allow the bloodline to continue. After all, the fertility of humans has been verified.
Such a retreat can be said to be the wisest choice. With your clan's withdrawal from the parliament, the situation has lost balance. Although the Yaoyang clan and the Moonlight clan take turns to select the Speaker, the position of the third Speaker has always been coveted by other races.
The dragon clan was the first to withdraw from the parliament after their struggle failed. The dragon clan, who had long been impatient with the parliament, simply withdrew from the vortex.
After that, more and more races withdrew from the parliament and the parliament was finally forced to disband. However, the two royal families, having tasted the sweetness of power, were unwilling to end it there.
The seemingly peaceful breakup sowed the seeds of disaster. A hundred years later, the Yaoyang and Moonlight tribes jointly issued a notice, saying that they had paid countless prices to maintain the peace of all races, but the races did not know how to be grateful, so they would conquer all the races that did not know how to be grateful to them.
The flames of war spread once again, and the first to be defeated were the most powerful orcs at the time. Between destruction and survival, the orcs laid down their weapons and picked up tools.
The powerful and influential races such as the dwarves, mountain people, tree people, and humans fell one by one.
The power of the High Elves reached an unprecedented peak, and the two royal families established a new power institution based on the Council of All Races.
The Elf Empire came into being, and the high elves divided all races into levels. The highest were naturally the two royal families. All the high elves were given the title of nobility, and the best among them were even given the title of royalty.
Other races had to pay the nobles for the fruits of their labor. In the early days, the situation was relatively peaceful, but as the high elves became corrupted by power, increasingly heavy taxes began to appear.
Finally, shortly after I was born, all the races that had been oppressed for more than three thousand years united once again.
This time, they were fighting against their former leaders and companions. The turmoil lasted for about ten years and ended with the extermination of the high elves. You can find out what happened afterwards in some bards' poems and history books.
"Teacher, I have a few questions. The first is why did my ancestors ask all races not to persecute you? What does this have to do with the seedling of the Tree of Life? The second is, can sealing your bloodline increase the fertility of our race? Why do I feel that our family members are becoming increasingly scarce?"
"Your question is actually very simple. The reason why your ancestors sealed their bloodline actually stems from a technology.
This was a technology developed at the time to deal with the abyss. Although it ended in failure, there are many valuable technologies in it, and your family's bloodline seal is one of them."
As for why you wanted to shelter my people, based on what happened after we came together, you had several purposes.
The first is that the Star Clan born under the Tree of Life is the most friendly to my clan. Because we have a friendship that lasts for tens of thousands of years, your clan protects my clan. There are several advantages to this.
The first is that once you seal your bloodline, you need a powerful clan to protect you, and my clan is such an existence. The second reason is that our Sen clan has an unparalleled talent in how to make the Tree of Life grow quickly.
The Tree of Life is also the most important force in the fight against the abyss. The third piece of news is something we have only learned in the past thousand years. That is, your ancestors received a prophecy from a prophet, saying that our clan will provide important assistance for the rise of your clan in the future.
"It's been quite a tortuous journey, but fortunately everything is moving in a good direction, except for the population of my family."
"Lin, now that you have this tree of life, your future can be described as infinite possibilities. You must cherish everything you have. These are treasures that your ancestors passed down to you with their lives."
"Please rest assured, teacher. I will definitely make good use of it and not let the hard work of our ancestors go to waste."
"I hope so! Well, after saying so much, it's time for me to set off. When I return to the elves, I will send you some books on how to take care of and use the tree of life. You can slowly figure it out then!" Edwin looked up at the tree of life, snapped his fingers, and disappeared.
Lin Xingchen opened the space door and went to find his grandfather and Arnold, and led the two to the Tree of Life again. The shocking scene almost made the two old men kick their legs on the spot.
"Master, the era we've been looking forward to is finally coming. With the existence of the Tree of Life, we can train a large number of magicians." Arnold trembled as he spoke his inner thoughts.
"Is there any connection between the Tree of Life and the magician?" Lin Xingchen was puzzled.
“Little Xingchen, you don’t know that according to records, the Tree of Life can invisibly change the area covered by its canopy. The magic power and elements in this area will gradually become denser.
This is great for training magicians, and the leaves of the Tree of Life are the most important material for many advanced potions. In the past, only the elves provided a small amount of them. Now we have endless leaves of the Tree of Life, so your chances of becoming a potion master will be greatly increased. "Green was like a child who got candy, constantly praising the benefits of his candy.
"Grandpa, I have always forgotten to tell you that I passed Teacher Edwin's test half a month ago. He said that I have reached the level of a master of alchemy." Lin Xingchen rolled his eyes. He had already secretly become a master and still needed to use piles of resources.
"Pulling the two old men who were so happy that they were going crazy, Lin Xingchen had already made his own plan on how to use the Tree of Life. Selling resources is the most primitive and stupid way."
Several people did not sleep well that night. Green and Arnold were too excited to sleep, while Lin Xingchen was too irritable to sleep. With the addition of the Tree of Life, his itinerary planning became easier, but at the same time, a problem that had troubled Lin Xingchen for several years was brought up again.
That is the lack of talent. The entire Maple Leaf Territory is now coordinated by Lin Xingchen alone. His subordinates can only do the same things, and there is no one who can share the work.
Lin Xingchen, who was irritated and unable to sleep, stood in front of the window looking at the bright moon, gritted his teeth and dug up the method he most disdained.
The next morning, Lin Xingchen went out after breakfast with darker dark circles under his eyes. He came to his specially built office building and notified a subordinate to find the person he despised the most.
After that, he buried himself in various piles of documents. Just when he was feeling dizzy, he heard a knock on the door and casually asked someone to come in. Behind his subordinate was a fat man with a smile on his face.
This man, who was only 1.7 meters tall, weighed at least 200 kilograms. The fat on his face and his hypocritical expression made Lin Xingchen feel very uncomfortable.
But now that I needed him, I had to swallow my hatred and start talking to him.
"My Lord, thank you very much for summoning me. I wonder if you need anything. I'd like to see if I can be of any service to you."
"Mr. Charles, let me make it short. I need a group of people who can read and write and who have not been mentally tortured by you. The more people the better. Do you have any?"
"If the guests have any needs, I will naturally provide the best service for them. As for your requirements, I do have some on hand. Although the number is small, they will definitely meet your requirements, sir."
"Take me to see it!" After tidying up the table, Lin Xingchen followed the slave trader in front of him to his warehouse. At least this Charles used the word warehouse to describe it.
In the eight years since Lin Xingchen took control of Maple Leaf Territory, countless merchants have begun to flock here, as here are the favorite food ingredients of the nobles and wealthy people.